CENTRAL COMPUTER SUPPORT LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC513012 · ltd · incorporated 2015-08-13
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Aug 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Computer facilities management activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 67). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
21 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (15 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-04-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-04-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-05-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-04-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2015-08-13🏢Company incorporatedAs CENTRAL COMPUTER SUPPORT LIMITED
- 2015-08-13➕EARLEY, Alison appointedsecretary
- 2015-08-13➕EARLEY, David appointeddirector
- 2015-08-13➕EARLEY, Ian appointeddirector
- 2015-08-13📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
81/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
61/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr David Earley Individual · British · DOB 07/1986 · age 40 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 12/08/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2015-08-13
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC62030 — Computer facilities management activities
Registered office
5 Upland Road
Glasgow
G14 9BG
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-26
Last: 2025-08-12
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
Active
EARLEY, David→
Activedirector · ~40y · appointed 2015-08-13
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Recent filings (21 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-04-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-05-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-04-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-06-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-04-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-08-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-04-26